Some Post Offices are to be….
….replaced by ‘outreach’ counters. Hundreds more outreach counters will be opened in libraries, churches and pubs to quell the fury over PO closures. Critics have condemned these so-called ‘Post Office Lite’ counters, saying that nothing can replace a proper local post office. However, Sir Simon Milton, chairman of the Local Government Association is quoted: ‘ It is a huge step in the right direction as for some time councils have been putting forward proposals to save some of their local branches. Many councils who have been trying to find innovative options have often been met with unhelpful stonewalling’. (This story appeared in The Mail, Telegraph and The Mirror.)
I am unsure about future plans for the scheme of Post Offfice outreach facilities in the Mansfield area, but it is food for thought, isn’t it?
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